Microbial extracellular polymeric substances
Subtitle: characterization, structure, and function
By: Jost Wingender, Thomas R. Neu, Hans-Curt Flemming [editors].
Contributors: Wingender, Jost, 1955-; Neu, Thomas R., 1954-; Flemming, Hans-C. 1947-
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Microbial polymers.; Biofilms.; Polysaccharides, Bacterial -- physiology.; Biofilms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are bacterial extracellular polymeric substances? / Jost Wingender, Thomas R. Neu, Hans-Curt Flemming; title: In situ characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in biofilm systems / Thomas R. Neu, John R. Lawrence; title: Extraction of EPS / Per H. Nielsen, Andreas Jahn; title: Biofilm exopolysaccharides / Ian W. Sutherland; title: Regulation of matrix polymer in biofilm formation and dispersion / David G. Davies; title: Exopolymers of sulphate-reducing bacteria / Iwona B. Beech, Rudi C. Tapper; title: Analysis and function of the EPS from the strong acidophile Thiobacillus ferrooxidans / Wolfgang Sand, Tilman Gehrke; title: Physical and chemical properties of extracellular polysaccharides associated with biofilms and related systems / Bjørn E. Christensen; title: Chemical communication within microbial biofilms : chemotaxis and quorum sensing in bacterial cells / Alan W. Decho; title: Function of EPS / Gideon M. Wolfaardt, John R. Lawrence, Darren R. Korber; title: Polysaccharases in biofilms - sources - action - consequences! / Ian W. Sutherland; title: Extracellular enzymes within microbial biofilms and the role of the extracellular polymer matrix / Monica Hoffman, Alan W. Decho; title: Interaction between extracellular polysaccharides and enzymes / Jost Wingender, Karl-Erich Jaeger, Hans-Curt Flemming.